<div dir="ltr">Maybe 24 Hours in Nowhere by Dusti Bowling. You get the treasure hunt aspect and it's pretty suspenseful.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 11:29 AM Kim, Anna via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">What about <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36347785-it-wasn-t-me?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=UvOnqdWAjJ&rank=2" target="_blank">It Wasn't Me</a></i> by Dana Allison Levy? It's a mystery, but not a murder mystery, and there's no overt romance, though there is a character who develops a crush. It may be a little too easy for higher readers, but it's pretty low-stakes and fun. Plus, the author borrows heavily from <i>The Breakfast Club</i>, which she fully owns up to, and also to Karen McManus' books.<div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Anna Kim</div><div>Library and Digital Media Specialist</div><div>Chicago Public School</div><div><br></div>"Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men."<div><br></div><div> -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe<br><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 11:21 AM Katherine Contreras via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi All,<div><br></div><div>I received a teacher request this morning and was hoping I could get some more ideas for 7-8th grade students:</div><div><br></div><div><div><font face="monospace">"The kids decided that they weren't interested in Treasure Island, and that they wanted to start a new one instead. They shared that they want a murder/horror/thriller story, but not necessarily a murder mystery. They also were very clear about not wanting any romance or witches/magic. They were open to some sci-fi/time travel (specifically to the 80's?) and dystopia type elements, but they were very adamant about not wanting magic or monsters."</font></div><div><br></div><div>It's really hard to get around the romance factor, so my ideas don't all fit the requirements:</div><div><i>The Inheritance Games </i>(Barnes)</div><div><i>Girl, Stolen</i> (Henry)</div><div><i>Beneath</i> (Smith)</div><div><i><br></i></div><div>I appreciate any other suggestions you can give.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:garamond,serif">Mrs. Katie Contreras</span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#000000" face="garamond, serif">School Librarian</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#000000" face="garamond, serif">Emerson Middle School </font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#000000" face="garamond, serif">Park Ridge-Niles SD 64</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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